Singapore uses 141 litres of water per person every day and is the fifth most likely country in the world to face extremely high water stress by 2040 - but tech innovations are helping to...

Michael Taylor and Claudio Accheri · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 13 Aug 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

This submerged temple in Thailand has been exposed again - by drought

Thousands have flocked to see the lost temple of Wat Nong Bua Yai in Thailand, after it was exposed following severe drought.

Prapan Chankaew · Reuters 12 Aug 2019

India

In India, restricted access to water could damage your marriage prospects

Across rural Bundelkhand, parents are dismissing marriage proposals for their daughters, as water shortages leave local men hard-up and their wives facing a harsh life.

Annie Banerji · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 09 Aug 2019

Water

One quarter of the world's population live in countries with a high level of water stress

With water crises becoming increasingly commonplace across the globe, climate change is only exacerbating the problem. New data has revealed that 44 countries face high level water stress...

Rutger Willem Hofste, Paul Reig, and Leah Schleifer · World Resources Institute 08 Aug 2019

Water

Raise costs for water in cities to better handle droughts?

With climate change exacerbating the global drought problem, environmental economists have created a strategy to change incentives for water use, to mitigate the stress of no water for bo...

Harrison Tasoff · Futurity 06 Aug 2019

Water

This AI-generated map could help us prevent floods in the future

Flooding is a global problem but a new map of freshwater hydrography could be so precise that scientists can use it to help prevent future floods around the world.

Keith Randall · Futurity 05 Aug 2019

Water

If we want to solve climate change, water governance is our blueprint

Tackling global warming will require unprecedented technological imagination, diplomatic finesse and political will. These faculties are already being developed in the world of water.

Elizabeth Taylor 31 Jul 2019

Water

Water risks threaten to derail Vietnam’s economic success

With Vietnam's economic center, Ho Chi Minh City, under threat from the increasing risk of flooding, the rising level of water-related threats could reduce the countries GDP by 6 percent ...

Jennifer Möller-Gulland and Abedalrazq F. Khalil · Circle of Blue 08 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These Kenyan ‘peace ambassadors’ are working to reduce water conflicts

Competition for scarce water in Kenya can often lead to confrontation between neighbours and even entire tribes that leave several dead each year.

Caroline Wambui · Reuters 04 Jul 2019

India

This Indian teenager has launched a petition to demand government action on climate change

Inspired by climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old Aman Sharma launched a petition after noticing that every year was getting hotter, drier, thirstier and more polluted.

Annie Banerji 01 Jul 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

These Kenyan ‘peace ambassadors’ are working to reduce water conflicts

Volunteers are being trained to show rural communities ways to use water more efficiently to grow crops, and how to ease local tensions over the scarce resource

Caroline Wambui 28 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

2.2 billion people still don't have access to clean drinking water

More than a quarter of the global population live far below contemporary standards for safe water and sanitation, according to a joint report by WHO and UNICEF.

Kayla Ritter · Circle of Blue 28 Jun 2019

Oceans

Scientists have discovered a sea of fresh water under the ocean

The discovery of such large reservoirs of fresh water could be important for places which currently suffer from water shortages.

Michael J. Coren · Quartz 26 Jun 2019

India

One of India's biggest cities is running out of water

The recent heatwave which has struck the Southern Indian city of Chennai has led to severe water shortages and left the city's residents with barely enough water to survive.

Rosie Perper · Business Insider 19 Jun 2019

European Union

This Danish scheme is offering free kayak rides... for picking up trash

A new initiative is asking people to remove waste from hard-to-reach places as they explore Europe's canals, rivers and lakes.

Johnny Wood 11 Jun 2019

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This is Singapore's plan to avoid running out of water

This submerged temple in Thailand has been exposed again - by drought

In India, restricted access to water could damage your marriage prospects

One quarter of the world's population live in countries with a high level of water stress

Raise costs for water in cities to better handle droughts?

This AI-generated map could help us prevent floods in the future

If we want to solve climate change, water governance is our blueprint

Water risks threaten to derail Vietnam’s economic success

These Kenyan ‘peace ambassadors’ are working to reduce water conflicts

This Indian teenager has launched a petition to demand government action on climate change

These Kenyan ‘peace ambassadors’ are working to reduce water conflicts

2.2 billion people still don't have access to clean drinking water

Scientists have discovered a sea of fresh water under the ocean

One of India's biggest cities is running out of water

This Danish scheme is offering free kayak rides... for picking up trash

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